Russia and Southeast Asia countries are eager to strengthen cooperation despite logistical and financial problems
In the second half of 2023, a series of publications came out in the media on how a number of nations in Southeast Asia—above all Thailand and Myanmar, but also Sri Lanka—took measures to lift any entry restrictions imposed on Russian citizens. In July 2023, Myanmar
allowed
30-day visa-free entries for those who plan to visit the country for tourist or business purposes. In October,...
... of some partners even from unfriendly countries in developing cooperation with Russia, formats similar to the Summit could be successful
Freedom to business
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit will be held on November 18-19, 2022 in Thailand amid unprecedented tensions in the international arena caused by the confrontation between Russia and NATO, the escalation in the Taiwan Strait and mounting instability on the Korean Peninsula.
The motto of this year’s event is
Open, Connect,...
On August 7, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Russian Federation H.E. Thanatip Upatising. Diplomats of the Royal Thai Embassy and Ksenia Kuzmina, RIAC Program Coordinator, also took part in the meeting.
On August 7, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International ...
On August 7, 2016, the people of Thailand voted in favour of a new constitution that democratically empowers the military junta which came to power after a coup in 2014. Despite the sceptical attitude of the observers and human rights NGOs, it appears that public opinion did indeed arrive ...
Main ASEAN Extremist Organizations and Leadersю Brief Overview
The recent wave of international terrorism, which has swept across the world over the last couple of years, is a strong reminder that no region, not even remotest corner of our planet is secure. January 2016 has seen deadly blasts in different cities — from Turkey to Indonesia — taking too many innocent lives.
Following terrorist attacks in Jakarta, RIAC gives an overview of extremist organizations present in the ASEAN...
On January 23, 2015, the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand
[1]
passed a vote on the impeachment of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, de facto removed from power in May 2014. Yingluck Shinawatra was banned from politics for the next five years by an overwhelming majority (190 lawmakers voted to impeach ...
... much have we lost in order to gain what we think is the order of this new developed modern world we all so desperately want to be a part of. The south Asian region has been a prominent hotbed for conflicted governance be it the Political instability in Thailand since the elected government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup in September 2006 following months of street protests and disputed elections. The country has struggled to rebuild a functioning democratic system ...
The space for a comprehensive compromise within the nation is reduced
The situation in Thailand has been tense since November 2013, when the opposition, led by the Chairman of the Democrat Party Suthep Thaugsuban, launched rallies in Bankkok in protest against attempts by former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to get an amnesty bill ...
“Thaksinization” and its opponents
Thailand is no stranger to protests. There is nothing new in the looming schism in the country that is dividing supporters and opponents of the Pheu Thai Party, a third reincarnation of the political entity that supports Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin ...
